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Household of John Henry F Ley (born 1848, Devon)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Thomas, Devon, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Henry F Ley and 17 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Henry F Ley, born in 1848 in Dawlish, Devon, consisted of 18 members. John Henry F was the head of the household, married to Mary Coats Ley, born in 1848 in Westmorland, England. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1871 in Devon, England), Violet F H (born 1873 in Devon, England), Grace A (born 1875 in Devon, England), Dorothy H (born 1877 in Devon, England) and Marjorie A (born 1878 in Devon, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John Henry F's Governess, Sarah Jane (born 1851 in Huntingfield, Suffolk, England), John Henry F's Butler, James (born 1827 in Southleigh, Devon, England), John Henry F's Footman, William J (born 1861 in Pinhoe, Devon, England), John Henry F's Groom, William H (born 1861 in Milton, Northamptonshire, England), John Henry F's Ladies Maid, Elizabeth (born 1842 in Devon, England), John Henry F's Nurse, Jane S (born 1833 in Milton, Northamptonshire, England), John Henry F's Cook, Esther (born 1853 in Surrey, England), John Henry F's Housemaid, Salome (born 1854 in Devon, England), John Henry F's Under Housemaid, Anna M (born 1860 in Powderham, Devon, England), John Henry F's Kitchen Maid, Ellen (born 1860 in Devon, England) and John Henry F's Nurse Maid, Laura (born 1866 in Salisbury, Hampshire, England).


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John Henry F Ley's household

Male

John Henry F

Ley

Head
Female

Mary Coats

Ley

Wife
Female

Mary

Ley

Daughter
Female

Violet F H

Ley

Daughter
Female

Grace A

Ley

Daughter
Female

Dorothy H

Ley

Daughter
Female

Marjorie A

Ley

Daughter
Female

Sarah Jane

Mayhew

Governess
Male

James

Gay

Butler
Male

William J

Downey

Footman
Male

William H

Green

Groom
Female

Elizabeth

Hill

Ladies Maid
Female

Jane S

Green

Nurse
Female

Esther

Herbert

Cook
Female

Salome

Oliver

Housemaid
Female

Anna M

Addicott

Under Housemaid
Female

Ellen

Welber

Kitchen Maid
Female

Laura

Feast

Nurse Maid
First name(s) John Henry F
Last name Ley
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Dawlish, Devon, England

Household members (18 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John Henry F

Ley

Head

Married

33

1848

Dawlish, Devon, England

Mary Coats

Ley

Wife

Married

33

1848

Westmorland, England

Mary

Ley

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Devon, England

Violet F H

Ley

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Devon, England

Grace A

Ley

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Devon, England

Dorothy H

Ley

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Devon, England

Marjorie A

Ley

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Devon, England

Sarah Jane

Mayhew

Governess

Single

30

1851

Huntingfield, Suffolk, England

James

Gay

Butler

Single

54

1827

Southleigh, Devon, England

William J

Downey

Footman

Single

20

1861

Pinhoe, Devon, England

William H

Green

Groom

Single

20

1861

Milton, Northamptonshire, England

Elizabeth

Hill

Ladies Maid

Single

39

1842

Devon, England

Jane S

Green

Nurse

Married

48

1833

Milton, Northamptonshire, England

Esther

Herbert

Cook

Single

28

1853

Surrey, England

Salome

Oliver

Housemaid

Single

27

1854

Devon, England

Anna M

Addicott

Under Housemaid

Single

21

1860

Powderham, Devon, England

Ellen

Welber

Kitchen Maid

Single

21

1860

Devon, England

Laura

Feast

Nurse Maid

Single

15

1866

Salisbury, Hampshire, England

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